I am unable to remove my master password after following directions in options/security

i created a master password today, but it's too annoying, and i tried to remove it by following the directions in tools/options/security. essentially, it says to uncheck the option to remove it.
running windows xppro, sp3, lenovo x201 laptop
your advice would be much appreciated

You're welcome.
Do you have a password for that Windows account?<br />
That is always the best way to block others from using a computer.

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I've searched to see if this topic has been raised in the forums, but I am unable to locate a similar question - which I find amazing.
Once the Master Password has been set, the only option via the 'File Vault' area is to change the password. I am keen to find out if it is possible to 'Remove the Master Password' once it has been set. And by remove I mean to have it set to 'No Password'
File Vault is not active/set, but Master Password is.
Can anyone help?
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to remove the master password go to /Library/Keychains (that's the Library at the top level of the drive) and delete the files FileVaultMaster.cer and
FileVaultMaster.keychain. that's it. note that this change will not effect any existing filevault accounts. meaning that if you create a new master password after that it will not work on already existing filevault accounts.

I cannot remove my master password - the remove button is gray

I enabled the Firefox master password but FF kept asking for it every 20 seconds while I was using gmail, so I wanted to disable and remove the master password.
When I uncheck the master password box, a popup screen asks for the master password but entering it in the field, the "remove" button is and remains unclickable. So now how do I get rid of the master password?
Thanks a lot in advance!

You can check the value of the security.password_lifetime pref on the <b>about:config</b> page.
You can set the MP to an empty string to disable it.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password
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AppZapper...
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How2 REMOVE the Master Password ?

Master password looks good but how to disable / remove it ?

What do you mean?
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Figure it makes more sense in a network environment where a user (employee) forgets his/her password and needs the admin (IT guy) to reset it.

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Please read question above

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# In the search results, double-click ''signon.overrideAutocomplete'' to set its value to '''true'''.
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Also check that you didn't tell Firefox to never remember login information on specific sites.
* [[Security and passwords settings]]

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I have just upgraded from 2005A SP01 PL22 to 8.81 PL05.
After the upgrade, I am unable to update any field in the item master data.
Error message:
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The Safari update was bogus. You may have installed the "DownLite" trojan, perhaps under a different name. Remove it as follows.
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Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
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/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
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~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ConduitNPAPIPlugin.plugin
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How can I get this site back on the list that will save passwords? I've tried re-starts, log-out and back in, etc, and it won't prompt me to save a password.

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Remove master password

Desperately trying to remove Master Password.
Does not allow me to remove in the Firefox>Preferences>Security space.
Am I in the wrong spot.
Was also unsuccessful in the Systems Preferences Security area

It is possible that there is a problem with the key3.db and signons.sqlite files that store the encrypted names and passwords in Firefox.
Rename the key3.db and signons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder.
You can add .old to the file names (key3.db.old and signons.sqlite.old) or move them to another folder to make it possible to undo the action.
You need to set a new Master Password after renaming or deleting key3.db and all currently saved passwords are lost.
If that has worked then you can remove the renamed files that are no longer needed.
Otherwise you can rename the files to their previous names (signons.sqlite and key3.db
You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)

I HAD A MASTER PASSWORD ON AND TOOK IT OFF - RECOVERED THE SYSTEM AND IT IS BACK BUT WILL NOT BE REMOVED - DOES NOT RESPOND

BECAUSE THE MASTER PASSWORD IS ON, NONE OF MY PASSWORDS ARE SAVING AND I CANNOT REMOVE THE MASTER PASSWORD EVEN THOUGH I KNOW WHAT IT WAS WHEN IT WAS ACTIVE. IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO REMOVE MASTER PASSWORD EVEN AFTER I ENTER THE PASSWORD ON FILE. I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE IT SO THAT MY MAIL AND OTHER THINGS STORE MY PASSWORDS AND OPEN MORE EASILY.. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO MAKE THE MASTER PASSWORD GO AWAY - IT WASN'T SAVING MY PASSWORDS AT ANY POINT SO THERE IS NO POINT IN HAVING IT.

You lose the stored passwords if you reset the Master Password because you have forgotten it.
You normally remove the master password by changing the current MP to an empty string.
Can you View the passwords in the Password Manager?
*Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: "Saved Passwords" > "Show Passwords"
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager

How can I recover my master password, set up by mistake, without losing all my existing login / password data?

When touring the latest version of Firefox I created a master password and unfortunately never wrote it down. Now I must get my Church's taxes and W-2's done and I'm unable to login to my state and IRS/SSA accounts as I don't have my latest logins and passwords because they were all stored in my older version of Firefox. Everything I've read, so far, states that resetting the master password will result in the loss of all my login and password data. I cannot have this happen! There has to be some way I can either recover my login and password file data or the password I created for my master password? I need help with this ASAP as time is running out.

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately it is not the solution I am hoping for. Both of the links you posted clearly state that resetting or removing my master password will result in the loss of all my existing login and password data. I wouldn't have a problem with that if I could save or print out my current, but hidden by the password manager until I enter my master password, login and password data which I could eventually reproduce within password manager. Unfortunately this is the only place where I have all that data recorded and we are talking about many many lines of login data!
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